The time has come for Eden Hazard to move on from Chelsea, according to former Belgium assistant manager Vital Borkelmans.

The Belgium captain's future at Stamford Bridge is up in the air at the moment, with links to European champions Real Madrid surfacing once again during the transfer window while the future of manager Antonio Conte rumbles on.

Hazard reportedly wants clarity on whether or not the Italian will remain at the club once he is back from the World Cup before he commits his future to the club, insisting he wants a project from his club.

However, Borkelmans, who was assistant manager of Belgium between 2012 and 2016, believes the time has come for Hazard to move on from west London and make the switch to Spain.

The 26-year-old has been at Stamford Bridge since 2011 and the former assistant believes that the keeper would be ready for the challenge of a new country, having been the Blues number one for the past four years.

However, he also reckons that Courtois is happy in west London, regardless of what happens.

Eden Hazard on international duty for Belgium (Image: JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

He added: “If the club are offered good money, then I think he [Courtois] will go.

"He likes Chelsea and is happy there, but it could be time for him to make a transfer to another country for a different type of competition.”